states. we welcome back former minnesota democratic u.s. senator, al franken. as the good fortune the days to host the only podcast bearing his name. and happens to be on a comedy tour. and mike murphy, veteran republican strategist and co-director of the center for political future at usc. also the cohost of the "hacks on tap" broad cast -- podcast rather. mike murphy set me straight. republicans are going to go out and brag on the fact that they have at least in the senate vote come to a bipartisan consensus as they will call it to try and kill vaccine mandates. and with the new nihilism, losing 1200 souls a day. i guess that's okay. >> yes, science is out. next week they're going to tag geometry as a whole plan. have crazy politics now. it's totally tribal, it is interesting to test that the democrat from a rural state which is more culturally